Acts 5:26
Then the captain and some of the police went and took them, but not violently, for fear that they might be stoned by the people.
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27And they took them into the Sanhedrin, and the high priest said to them,
Cross References
Matthew 14:5And he would have put him to death, but for his fear of the people, because in their eyes John was a prophet.
Matthew 26:5But they said, Not while the feast is going on, for fear of trouble among the people.
Luke 20:19And the chief priests and the scribes made attempts to get their hands on him in that very hour; and they were in fear of the people, for they saw that he had made up this story against them.
Acts 4:21And when they had said more sharp words to them, they let them go, not seeing what punishment they might give them, because of the people; for all men were giving praise to God for what had taken place.
Acts 5:24Now, at these words, the captain of the Temple and the chief priests were greatly troubled about what might be the end of this business.
Matthew Henry on Acts 5:18-26
The Apostles Imprisoned; The Apostles Released by an Angel; The Disappointment of the Council. 17 Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation, 18 And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison. 19 But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said, 20 Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life. 21 And when they heard that, they… Read the whole commentary →